NinchaneseIt’s 2O15 you guys! So Happy Mew Year from the Nincha team!
Here’s to hoping that this New Year 2015 will turn out to be all you want it to be!
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Chinese culture
Massive firecracker explosion Chinese style
Ninchanese December 8, 2014Feeling sleepy? This seriously huge firecracker explosion in Taiwan is bound to wake you up!
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Chinese Halloween: ready for some Chinese ghosts?
Ninchanese October 31, 2014This year, Nincha chose to celebrate Chinese Halloween — well, to dress up in a very Chinese Halloween costume: he’s a 僵尸. Jiangshis are scary zombie-like creatures that prey on living creatures to steal their Qi! Brrr.. ^^
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万圣节快乐! Happy Halloween
Ninchanese October 22, 2014The Nincha crew is ready to go trick or treating in style!
What scary things do you have planned for Halloween?
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7 ways to say Yes in Chinese
Ninchanese August 22, 2014Yes is a very useful word to learn in any language. You use it to show you agree, to show your enthusiasm, to seal a deal and in many many different situations. As a Chinese learner, you were surely taught that while there is no direct equivalent to Yes in Chinese, 是 is an acceptable substitute. But there is more!
A bite of China season 2!
Ninchanese May 13, 2014We posted an article last year about CCTV’s mouth-watering 7 part documentary on Chinese food, which was called “A bite of China”. It turns out it was such a big success they decided to make a season 2 of the show! “A bite of China” II started airing again in April, and airs every week. The episodes can be found here and here with English subs.
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Chinese tickets: trains and planes, oh my!
Ninchanese May 12, 2014Have you seen what Chinese tickets for trains and planes look like? If you haven’t been to China yet, odds are you haven’t.
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Human Panda? We’re all going a little Panda
Ninchanese April 24, 2014That’s what we think after seeing this picture of human pandas, first shared by Offbeatchina
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3 Chinese songs you NEED to listen to
Ninchanese April 1, 2014C-POP is a lot less popular than its Korean and Japanese counterparts but it’s a shame, because China has produced some really great songs. Such as these three Chinese songs.
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Discounts in Chinese: Don’t be fooled by the 折 sign
Ninchanese February 28, 2014Don’t you love the sight of a great sale? How awesome is it to score a miaowtastic item 90% off? One of the members of our Google + Chinese language community pointed out something though: discounts in Chinese are confusing. It’s true. Discounts in Chinese don’t have a % sign on them AND they don’t work the same way they do in the West.
So how do you understand sale signs in China? Here’s what you need to know to never miss out on a great sale!